The effect of Nd:YAG pulse duration on dentine crater depth

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-53

  McDonald, A ^a   Claffey, N ^b   Pearson, G ^a   Blau, W ^b   Setchell, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Crater depth; Dentine; Laser; Nd:YAG; Pulse duration

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; NEODYMIUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; HEAT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLORING AGENTS; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTIN; HEAT; HUMANS; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLAR; NEODYMIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035233875     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-5712(00)00046-4     Document Type: Article

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